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Kainantu-Goroka languages

New Guinea and Pacific Language Families

The Kainantu-Goroka languages are a family of Papuan languages established by Arthur Capell in 1948 under the name East Highlands. They formed the core of Stephen Wurm's 1960 East New Guinea Highlands family, and are one of the larger branches of Trans-New Guinea in Malcolm Ross's 2005 classification.

Facts
Region
highlands of Kainantu and Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea 1
Proto-Language Status
Partially reconstructed, pronouns for proto-Kainantu-Goroka by Ross 2005 with further lexical work by Usher 2020 1
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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Kainantu-Goroka languages
  • Infobox, Geographic distribution
    highlands of Kainantu and Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
  • Pronouns section
    The pronouns reconstructed by Ross (2005) for proto-Kainantu-Goroka, proto-Kainantu, and proto-Goroka
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Wikidata: Kainantu-Goroka languages
Wikidata Q3217463, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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